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What Am I Reading?: “The Librarian Spy”
I have lately been reading books related to libraries and/or booksellers. A disproportionate number of these books are related to World War II. Why? No earthly idea. It does make me think that I should […]
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The Ten Most Banned Books of 2023
The American Library Association (ALA) has released its list of the ten most banned books for last year. The numbers of books that are banned each year continues to rise. The short version: there was […]
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Raymond Pun elected 2024-2025 ALA President Elect
From an ALA email announcement: “Raymond Pun, Academic and Research Librarian at the Alder Graduate School of Education in California, has been elected 2024-2025 president-elect of the American Library Association (ALA) by ALA members. He […]
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“Restore $3.2 Million to the California State Library for Online Tutoring”
From an EveryLibrary email: We need your help to Restore $3.2 million to the California State Library’s FY2024-25 budget for online tutoring services through public libraries. It’s an incredibly impactful program that the California State […]
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Libraries in the Media (Week of 4/1)
School Library Journal District Leaders Tackle the School Librarian Pipeline (4/2/2024) Library Journal Bethany Jacobs Wins Philip K. Dick Award for ‘These Burning Stars’ | Book Pulse (4/2/2024) (Purchase on Amazon) Full Stream Ahead: The […]
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Resource: Unite Against Book Bans Toolkit
The American Library Association has developed an Action Toolkit for libraries, librarians, and supporters to use in fighting backing against the current This toolkit provides a variety of guidance points including the following: As you […]
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Spotlight Book: “Change Sings” by Amanda Gorman
I had the opportunity today to do one of my favorite things: I got to read books to students at an elementary school. It was a follow-up to Read Across America. Which book did I […]
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ALA: Number of Unique Titles Challenged up for 2023
To no one’s surprise, censorship in the form of book challenges is up across all of library world. What may be a little surprising is that there were more challenges in 2023 – 4,240 to […]